Small-fruiting Tomatoes 
The small tomatoes are valuable for 
making pickles, preserves, etc. Their 
small size and interesting shape make 
them attractive for salads. 
876 San Marzano. Italian scarlet va- 
riety, with thick, somewhat dry flesh, for 
preserves, pastes and sauces. Plants are 
covered with cylinder-shaped fruits, 214% 
inches Jong and 114 inches thick. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 65c, 6 pkts. $1. 
872 Red Cherry 874 Red Pear 
873 Red Currant 871 Peach 
875 Red Plum 878 Yellow Cherry 
879 Yellow Pear 880 Yellow Plum 
Above eight varieties, each, pkt. 15c, 
3 pkts. 40c, oz. $1.25, U4lb. $3.75 
TURNIP 
For an early crop, turnips should be planted 14 inch 
deep, in rows 15 inches apart, as soon as the ground 
opens in spring. Seedlings are thinned to 3 inches. 
Successive plantings may be made from mid-June 
until mid-July. [A half ounce will plant about 75 
feet of row. 
White-fleshed Turnips 
Ready in from seven to nine weeks 
900 Early White Milan. Quick to 
mature, the entire bulb, inside and out, 
is clear white; the outer surface is per- 
fectly smooth. Its table qualities are un- 
equaled, bemg tender and of the most 
delicate flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, 14lb. 75c, Ib. $1.85. 
902 Purple-Top Milan. A _ flat tur- 
nip with the upper portion tinted purple. 
Flesh is pure white, delicate, and sweet. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, 14lb. 75c, Ib. $1.85. 
903 Purple-Top White Globe. Spheri- 
cal, skin white with upper third purple. 
Superior flavor. A recommended variety 
for winter storage. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, Y4lb. 70c, Ib. $1.75. 
Yellow-fleshed Turnips 
910 Golden Ball or Orange Jelly. 
A medium-sized turnip with fine golden 
yellow flesh. A good table variety. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, lb. 70c, Ib. $1.75. 
912 Yellow Stone. A perfect medium 
size globe; pale yellow and of good flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, 0z. 30c, lb. 70c, Ib. $1.75. 
An All-Leaf Turnip 
915 Seven Top. Very little root develop- 
ment. The leaves are numerous and large; 
recommended to those who esteem flavor- 
ful, vitamin-packed turnip tops. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 25c, 14Ib. 55c, Ib. $1.25. 
WATERMELONS 
Watermelons are as easily grown as pumpkin or 
squash and are recommended for the home garden 
when there 1s room. After mid-May seed should 
be sown 8 seeds to a hill—the hills 8 feet apart. 
Seedlings should be thinned to three in each hill. 
932 Dixie Queen. High-quality, bright 
red flesh of fine texture. Oval fruits, 
striped dark green on light green; thin 
but tough skin. Small white seeds. 
Ships well; good north and south. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 14lb. $1, Ib. $2.50. 
933 Honey Cream. Flesh creamy yel- 
low, sweet and good. It matures mn about 
twelve weeks and therefore is recom- 
mended for northern gardens. Fruits 
are large, nearly round and green, striped 
darker. 
Pkt. 20c, oz. 65c, 14lb. $1.75. 
934 Kleckley Sweet. The sweetest 
of all the watermelons. Long melons 
with very brittle, unusually thin, glossy 
dark green rind and firm, tender, fine- 
flavored, scarlet flesh. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 14lb. 90c, Ib. $2.25. 
936 NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET. All- 
America Gold Medal. Very early and 
prolific, bearmg fruits 6 inches in diam- 
eter and weighing to six pounds. The 
rind is very thin; flesh strawberry red 
color, of good flavor. A variety recom- 
mended for northern latitudes on ac- 
count of its earliness. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, oz. 75c. 
935 Tom Watson. A long melon with 
a tough rind. Flesh red, sweet and tender. 
Prolific. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 14Ib. 85c, Ib. $2. 
WATERMELON, New Hampshire Midget 
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SCENTED GERANIUM 
Scented Geraniums 
Fragrant plants for a sunny location. 
They can be cut back hard m the fall, 
potted and brought imdoors for house 
plants. 
Plants with the following fragrance are 
available: 
Balm Orange 
Balsam Peppermint : 
Filbert Rose (Green leaf) 
Lemon Rose (Variegated 
Nutmeg leaf) 
Any of the above, out of pots and ready 
for planting, 3 for $1.50, doz. $5.50. 
HERB COLLECTIONS 
Plants of Culinary Herbs 
COLLECTION 4487: 12 plants, 1 each 
of 12 varieties, $5. 
COLLECTION 4488: 36 plants, 3 each 
of 12 varieties, $14.25. 
Seed of Culinary Herbs 
COLLECTION 994: 5 pkts., 1 each of 
Basil, Caraway, Coriander, Dill and 
Summer Savory, 75c. 
These annual herbs are desirable to grow 
with the perennial plants, making 17 
different herbs in all. 
Parsley Plants, pot grown, are available 
in the spring. Doz. $2.25. 
HERB BOOKS 
Herbs for the Kitchen by Irma G 
Mazza. $2.50. A standard book on herbs, 
which has had a number of reprints— 
the last in 1950. Surely a book that should 
be in every garden library because of its 
many interesting facts about herbs gen- 
erally, and its generous number of mouth- 
watering recipes made interesting by the 
use of herbs for seasoning. 
Herbs, How to Grow Them and How 
Use Them by Helen N. Webster, $2.50. 
The enlarged edition of an authoritative 
modern herbal. As well as general informa- 
tion about growing and using herbs, many 
interesting historical facts are included— 
and few groups of plants are more inti- 
mately associated with world history, 
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